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VanEck asks the SEC to withdraw its Lido Staked Ethereum ETF filing

The fund would have held Lido's token for deposited ether and the rewards that deposit earns, and the sponsor said no shares were sold.

· 2 min read · By ETF.net Research

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Key takeaways

  • VanEck Digital Assets asked the SEC to withdraw the VanEck Lido Staked Ethereum ETF registration.
  • The sponsor said it does not intend to proceed with the planned offering of shares.
  • The fund would have held stETH and aimed to reflect its price minus expenses.
  • The sponsor said no shares were issued or sold, and there are no shareholders.
  • The SEC has not declared effective the registration first filed on October 16, 2025.

VanEck Digital Assets, the sponsor, asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday to consent to the withdrawal of the registration for the VanEck Lido Staked Ethereum ETF.

The request is a Form RW, which is how a company asks to withdraw a registration statement. The sponsor said it does not intend to proceed with the planned offering of the shares.

The registration is a Form S-1, a registration statement for selling shares to the public. The withdrawal letter describes it as first filed on October 16, 2025 and later amended.

The SEC has not declared it effective. The preliminary prospectus filed that day said the shares could not be sold until that happened.

The October 16, 2025 registration said the fund would hold stETH and aim to reflect the price of stETH, minus the fund's expenses. stETH, that filing said, is a token issued by the Lido protocol for ether deposited there to earn staking rewards. The token represents that ether and those rewards.

The sponsor said no shares have been or will be issued or sold, and that the preliminary prospectus was never given to potential buyers, so the shares were never offered. There are no shareholders.

Frequently asked questions

What would the VanEck Lido Staked Ethereum ETF have held?

The registration said the fund would hold stETH, Lido's token for ether deposited to earn staking rewards, and aim to reflect the price of stETH minus the fund's expenses.

Were any shares of the fund sold?

The sponsor said no shares have been or will be issued or sold, the preliminary prospectus was never given to potential buyers, and there are no shareholders.

Does VanEck still plan to offer the shares?

The sponsor said it does not intend to proceed with the planned offering of the shares.

Did the SEC declare the registration effective?

The SEC has not declared the Form S-1 effective, and the preliminary prospectus said the shares could not be sold until that happened.

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